An American Tragedy

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.

Cast

Phillips Holmes

as Clyde Griffiths

Sylvia Sidney

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

Frances Dee

as Sondra Finchley

Irving Pichel

as District Attorney Orville Mason

Frederick Burton

as Samuel Griffiths

Claire McDowell

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Wallace Middleton

as Gilbert Griffiths

Emmett Corrigan

as Belknap

Charles Middleton

as Attorney Reuben Jephson

Lucille La Verne

as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

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